Smiling Through the Cultural Catastrophe: Toward the Revival of Higher EducationYale University Press, 1 Eki 2008 - 286 sayfa Although the essential books of Western civilization are no longer central in our courses or in our thoughts, they retain their ability to energize us intellectually, says Jeffrey Hart in this powerful book. He now presents a guide to some of these literary works, tracing the main currents of Western culture for all who wish to understand the roots of their civilization and the basis for its achievements. Hart focuses on the productive tension between the classical and biblical strains in our civilization, between a life based on cognition and one based on faith and piety. He begins with the Iliad and Exodus, linking Achilles and Moses as Bronze Age heroic figures. Closely analysing texts and illuminating them in unexpected ways, he moves on to Socrates and Jesus, who internalized the heroic, continues with Paul and Augustine and their Christian synthesis, addresses Dante, Shakespeare's Hamlet, Moliere, and Voltaire, and concludes with the novel as represented by Crime and Punishment and The Great Gatsby. Hart maintains that the dialectical tensions suggested by this survey account for the restlessness and singular achievements of the West and that the essential books can provide the substance and energy currently missed by both students and educated readers. |
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... cultures in relation to it . In a democracy such as ours the goal must be to have as many people as possible grasp ... culture . Nev- ertheless , it would be wise not to underestimate the general human intelligence but rather try to ...
... cultures in relation to it . In a democracy such as ours the goal must be to have as many people as possible grasp ... culture . Nev- ertheless , it would be wise not to underestimate the general human intelligence but rather try to ...
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... cultural catastrophe , " and , more cheerfully , of “ smiling through it . ” The catastrophe is evident to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear , but as regards higher education , one aspect of the catastrophe is the fact that of ...
... cultural catastrophe , " and , more cheerfully , of “ smiling through it . ” The catastrophe is evident to anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear , but as regards higher education , one aspect of the catastrophe is the fact that of ...
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... culture . — herman cohen ( 1924 ) In this chapter we will be considering the creative tension that arises between Athens and Jerusalem and the fundamental importance of that tension for Western civilization . Yet the idea of creative ...
... culture . — herman cohen ( 1924 ) In this chapter we will be considering the creative tension that arises between Athens and Jerusalem and the fundamental importance of that tension for Western civilization . Yet the idea of creative ...
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... cultures and civilizations both past and present . Yet , as I have said , this is not part of the intellectual equip- ment of the educated reader , and neither professors nor their students appear to be aware of its dynamic significance ...
... cultures and civilizations both past and present . Yet , as I have said , this is not part of the intellectual equip- ment of the educated reader , and neither professors nor their students appear to be aware of its dynamic significance ...
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